1993 Ford F-150 complaints

A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK IS RETURNING TO THE SECOND TANK,CAUSING SPILLAGE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS DUAL FUEL TANKS. ONE TANK WAS DUMPING FUEL INTO OTHER TANK TANK & CAUSED AN OVERFLOW & WOULD SPILL. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AFTER BEING INFORMED BY A FRIEND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON DUAL TANKS MANUFACTURER. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WASNO RECALL ON VEHICLE & WILL NOT FIX DUAL FUEL TANK PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER USAGE. THIS CAUSES THE BELT TO GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

OIL PAN RUSTING OUT

HEADLIGHT'S ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO THE WIRE HARNESS WHICH HAS MELTED. *AK

GAS WAS SPRAYING OUT OF GAS INSERTION POINT ON SIDE OF TRUCK FROM FRONT TANK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL IN APPROX. 1994. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY WERE AWARE OF PRIOR INSTANCES WHERE THIS HAS OCCURED AND THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. BOTH TANKS WERE RECENTLY FILLED FOR THIS TO OCCUR. GAS FROM ONE TANK IS BEING PUMPED INTO THE OTHER TANK FROM THE RETURN GAS SUPPLY BY A LEAK IN THE CHECK VALVES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BROUGHT ABOUT MANY SAFETY ISSUES ONE BEING A FIRE HAZARD. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. FORD'S ONLY RESPONSE IS THAT THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. IT IS MY ASSUMPTION THAT FORD'S DESIGN OF THE DUAL TANK SYSTEM WAS INFERIOR OR THAT INFERIOIR PARTS ARE BEING USED. THIS IS PUTTING MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES IN JEOPARDY.

TRUCK HAS DUAL GAS TANKS. IF ONE TANK IS FULL, AND CONSUMER SWITCHES TO SECOND TANK, IT CAUSES ONE TANK TO OVERFLO, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. *AK

DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER HEAD CAUSES SPEEDOMETER TO BOUNCE AROUND NOT ACCURATELY READING THE SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE CROSSMEMBER BAR WHICH MEETS THE TWIN BEAM TO FRAME TO WHICH THE MOUNTING BOLTS ARE ATTACHED TO, IS FALLING APART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER FILLS UP DUAL GAS TANKS, THE SECOND TANK OVERFLOWS AND THE GAS SPILLS INTO THE STREET. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN . *AK

ANYTIME TRUCK IS STARTED, UPON REACHING 20MPH THE TRUCK WONT ACCELERATE EVEN IF YOU FLOOR IT, AND THE ENGINE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OUT AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGING/TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND ROCKETS FORWARD AND IF I'M NOT ON TOP OF THIS I COULD HIT SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY WHEN AT STOPLIGHTS WHILE THE TRUCK IS ACTING UP. ADDITIONALLY, I CAN REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, WITH THE TRUCK STILL RUNNING. IS THE IGNITION PROBLEM DANGEROUS?? I DEFINITELY KNOW THAT THE ENGINE HESITATION AND LURCH FORWARD IS VERY DANGEROUS, HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND WILL NOT REPRODUCE ITSELF CONSISTENTLY, AND I THERFORE AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY MECHANIC DETERMINING WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (I REFUSE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY AND NOT GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED) AND AM MORE CONFIDENT IN MY OWN MECHANIC. IF YOU HAVE ANY DETAILS ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBELM, PLEASE CALL ME AT ANY TIME AT THE LISTED PHONE #.

THE I-BEAM BRACKET FRACTURED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO THE REAR TANK, GAS IS GOING TO THE FRONT TANK ,AND GAS ISN'T STAYING IN THE REAR TANK. *AK

SMELLED OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE SEAM IN THE FRONT TANK ON SIDE. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. REPAIRWORK TO BE DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK

THE 4WHEEL DRIVE, U/JOINTS AND DRIVE TRAIN HAVE GONE OUT ON THE TRUCK 4 TIMES, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT FROM DAY ONE AND HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH COMPLAINTS BUT NEVER FIXED (AUTOLOCKS ON DOORS AND WINDOWS DON'T WORK AFTER HEAVY RAIN OR WET, HEAVY SNOW STORM) THE LAST TIME THE 4WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT, THE FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL FLEW OFF THE TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUG NUTS AND POSTS WERE NOT LOOSE NOR SHEARED OFF. UPON CONTACTING FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE EACH TIME TRUCK TAKEN IN, HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN "NO" RECALLS OF ANY TYPE ON OUR VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR ONE TO CHECK THE BOLTS ON THE FRONT BUMPER. THE FOLLOWING HAVE SHOWN OCCASSIONAL PROBLEMS SINCE 1993, BUT HAVE CONSISTENTLY BECOME WORSE WITH THE AGE/MILEAGE OF TRUCK: INTERMITTEN WIPERS DO NOT WORK, DIMMER LIGHT AND OTHER GAUGES DO NOT WORK IN DASH. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LOT OF BACKLASH/KICK WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR. THE IGNITION AND ALTERNATOR ARE CONSISTENTLY GETTING WORSE, SOMETIMES IT TAKES TURNING THE KEY UP TO TEN OR MORE TIMES TO GET THE TRUCK TO START. CURRENTLY, ONCE THE ENGINE GETS HOT, THE TRUCK SPITS AND SPUTTERS, ALMOST KILLING WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND THEN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE TRUCK RECENTLY HAD A COMPLETE TUNE-UP AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL PARTS WITH FORD AUTHORIZED PARTS.

RECALL #93V125000; VEHICLE PARKED. HAD SMELLED GASOLINE AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE. HAD NOTICED FUEL HAD LEAKED OUT OF FUEL TANK. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER & NO RECALL LISTED FOR VEHICLE. *AK

HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON & THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE PASSENGER HAS MS & WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FOOT. THE LEFT FOOT SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RADIATING HEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. PASSENGER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL & HAD SEVERAL LAYERS OF SKIN REMOVED BURNED AREA. LEFT FOOT HAS NOT PROPERLY HEALED. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALER. *AK

LARGER FUEL TANK IS PUMPING GAS INTO THE SMALLER TANK. *AK

BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT BENCH SEAT OF THIS EXTENDED CAB TRUCK WILL NOT FOLD FORWARD ALLOWING PASSANGERS TO GET IN OR OUT OF BACK SEAT. THE LEVERS HAVE FAILED, LEAVING THE FRONT SEAT STUCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! AND ANOYING. *AK

FIRE DEPT THINKS THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE, SPILLING FLUID ON TO THE HOT ENGINE, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AND LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF VEHICLE DUE TO BOLTS HEARING OFF. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN #.*AK

A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE SECOND, CAUSING LEAKAGE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #93V125000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON THEY HESITATE AND DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AS IF A SHORT IS IN MOTOR WIRES,OR SWITCH. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 93V125. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE RETURN FUEL IS GOING INTO THE OPPOSITE TANK, CAUSING THE FUEL TO OVERFLOW. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURERABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT HIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT A MILE AND ABOUT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL GO TO THE RIGHT AND HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS/ROTORS, ETC. BEEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL WITH THE TWO GAS TANKS WHERE THE SECOND TANK OVERLOADS AND FORCES THE GAS BACK TO THE FIRST TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. 93V-125. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. WHEN CONSUMER PUTS GAS IN ONE TANK, THE GAS WILL TRANSFER TO THE OTHER TANK, AND THE GAS TANK WAS ALREADY FULL WHICH CAUSED AN OVERSPILL, RECALL ON COMP0NENT, HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. . *AK

WHENEVER USING THE FRONT TANK THE GAS WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE SECOND TANK AND CAUSE AN OVERSPILL. *AK

FUEL FLOWS FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER AND CAUSES LEAKAGE AND POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER. I HAVE MOVED SINCE THE PURCHASE AND THE LOCAL DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS ABOUT AN $800 REPAIR WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE REPACEMENT OF BOTH FUEL PUMP AND OR CHECK VALVE. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THIS PROBLEM BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID# IS 93V125000. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY AND POLLUTION CONTROL PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE DEALER SHOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR COST. YOUR COMMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE.

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILS TOO SOON, IS NOT DESIGNED TO LAST, REPLACEMENT OCCURRED AT 63,000 MILES ,AND NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. CONSUMER NEEDS TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE 3 - 4 TIMES IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY PARKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE REASON FOR THE HEADLIGHTS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FUEL BACKING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE STREET WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND OPENED THE THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND EVENTUALLY FADED AND FAILED. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL (ENGINE RACED) AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. HUSBAND RESTARTED ENGINE ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE. HUSBAND LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME AND ON THE WAY WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION ONLY ONCE. CONFIRMED IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL,SINCE THE PEDAL PULLED AWAY FROM HUSBAND'S FOOT. NOTE: THE BRAKES DID NOT SHUT DOWN THE CRUISE CIRCUT EITHER BY THE PRIMARY SHUT OFF (BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH) OR THE SECONDARY BACKUP SHUT OFF (BRAKE LINE PRESSURE SWITCH). HIGHWAY PATROL STOPPED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE WHICH WAS DECLINED AFTER HUSBAND ARRIVED. NOTE FOR OFFICE PERSONNEL: MY WIFE SUBMITTED THIS OVER THE PHONE ON 07JAN199, BUT THERE WERE SO MANY ERRORS THAT I AM RESUBMITTING THIS. REF NUMBER ON MAILED FORM: 833146. *AK

THERE IS A MALFUNCTIONED CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP WHICH CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM THE TANK TO BE RETURN TO THE SECOND TANK WHICH CAUSES A FUEL SPILLAGE. *AK

HAD PUMPED & FILLED FUEL TANK WITH GASOLINE. CAN HEAR FUEL ENTERING OTHER TANK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE FUEL WOULD LEAK OUT & SPILL TO THE GROUND. RECALL 93V125000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO 60 MPH TO 75 MPH WITHOUT CONSUMER TOUCHING THE ACCELEERATOR PEDAL. CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES WHICH WERE BURNED OUT DUE TO CONSUMER HOLDING FOOT ON THE BRAKES. CONSUMER THEN PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED WITH TWO TANKS. HAD THE SMELL OF GAS AROUND IT. CONSUMER NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM OUT OF THE TANK, AND WHEN THE CAP WAS REMOVED GAS STARTED GUSHING OUT OF THE TANK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *ML

VEHICLE HAS DUAL GAS TANKS, AND ONE GAS TANK IS OVERFLOWING WITH GAS. GAS IS SQUIRTING OUT AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK

TRUCK STARTED SPEEDING UP BY ITSELF AFTER ABOUT 15 MI OF NORMAL OP. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT BEING USED AT THE TIME. ALMOST CERTAIN THE CRUISE SERVO WAS PULLING ON THE THROTTLE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SPEED INCREASED TO AT LEAST 80 AND WOULD HAVE GONE ON UP. CRUISE "OFF" SWITCH ON STEERING WHEEL DID NOT SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN. BRAKE SWITCH DID NOT SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN. REDUNDANT SYSTEM: OFF SWITCH IN BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE DID NOT SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN. FINALLY GOT STOPPED WITH IGNITION OFF, AFTER BURNING OUT THE FRONT BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN WHILE LIMPING THE TRUCK HOME. HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM AS OF JAN 01, 1999.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 TO 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AND SHAKING. THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND WAS LOSING POWER. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

THE FUEL FROM A DUAL FUEL TANK IS FILLING UP THE OTHER TANK, CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. OWNER CANNOT FILL UP THE GAS TANK. DEALER SAYS OWNER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT OF VEHICLE AT A RAPID PACE. THE DEFECTS DESCRIBED ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL NUMBER 93V125000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK, AND THE CONSUMER STATES HE IS LOSING FUEL. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE PUTTING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK CAUSED A GAS SPILLAGE WHEN FUELING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I WAS SHIFTING MY TRUCK OUT OF PARK AND IT SNAPPED ,LEAVING ME STUCK.BUT, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS DRIVING AND NEEDED TO TO PUT IT IN NUETRAL TO SLOW QUICKLY,AND THEN IT SNAPPED? ALSO, JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I START IT I HAVE TO STEP ON THE GAS .IS THERE A DANGER OF IT CATCHING ON FIRE FROM TO MUCH GAS? OR JUST TOTALLY RUIN MY TRUCK?

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH ALLOWS FUEL FROM THE FRONT TANK TO TRANSFER TO THE SECOND TANK, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. RECALL NUMBER 93V08900. FUEL LEAKS AS SOON AS ENGINE IS TURNED ON--TANK WILL EMPTY WHILE DRIVING IN 4-5 MINUTES. *AK *ML

FUEL PUMP FAILED.